PBW RACE TO SEV TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

[Renegade 13]

Sounds reasonable to me. By the way, if a beta test is won, what exactly does it entail in terms of time committed and the duties expected of a beta tester??

[Alneyan]

Why, no less than selling your very soul to the game, and other unpleasant things along these lines. This offer does come with string attached after all.

Now that my attempt at levity has wonderfully failed, I will thank Slynky for having secured my own entry. So, thanks Slynky!

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Alneyan:
Now that my attempt at levity has wonderfully failed, I will thank Slynky for having secured my own entry. So, thanks Slynky!

Quite welcome, Alneyan. (one of the good things about SE4 is the international community and the Internet friendships that have been made)

PS: Besides, it wouldn't really be a tournement without a running, digressing diatribe by you ( ).

[David E. Gervais]

Originally posted by Renegade 13:
Sounds reasonable to me. By the way, if a beta test is won, what exactly does it entail in terms of time committed and the duties expected of a beta tester??

First, when you enter the Beta you have to sign/agree to a standard NDA that prohibits you from disclosing info about the game to anyone outside the beta.

Second, you need to have time to actually play through the game and make notes of any 'bugs' you find. (A 'bug' can be anything from actual 'error' Messages to sound or graphic 'glitches'. It can also be gameplay issues. When something does not 'feel' right, make a post in the beta forum and let everyone know what you think.)

I'd say that if you can dedicate 1-2 hours/day playing the game and sending bug reports, you would be an average Beta tester. If you want to move up to the 'A-List' of beta testers then put in as many hours as you can.

Basically, it's a commitment to spend time helping with the great bug-hunt. One of the perks is that often you can contribute gameplay ideas directly to the man himself. The first stage of the Beta is 100% bug hunt. "Go on, I dare you to crash my game!" "What, you did? can you tell me what caused the crash? what were you doing when it happened? Did you get an error message? Strange none of the other beta testers can reproduce that error. Have you updatae all your drivers? are you sure? Oh, you have a nVidia graphics card eh? try reverting to an older driver and see if that helps,.. I'm using vxx.xx and it works fine. etc, etc, etc...

I hope this bit of babble helps give you an idea of what being on the beta means.

Cheers!

[Gryphin]

Alneyan
Your attempt at humor did not fail. I am sitting here very highly amused.
Thanks
and Thanks to
Slinky
I tell ya, What a bunch of "Nice Guys".

Hmmm, If nice guys finish Last and everyone playing is a Nice Guy, Who Wins?

[tesco samoa]

Current list of players
1. alarikf
2. mark_w
3. RexTorres
4. Chronon
5. Mac
6. Hustler
7. Paladino
8. JKUO
9. Dragon_rider10
10. Drizzt321
11. Parasite
12. dlboyd
13. Roanon
14. 1FSTCAT
15. Renegade 13 ( thanks Gryphin )
16. Ed Kolis
17. Spoo
18. Slynky
19. Alneyan ( thanks Slynky )
20. Gandalph
21. mwbard
22. Deathhead
Thank you

[ July 20, 2004, 20:48: Message edited by: tesco samoa ]

[Alneyan]

Gryphin, you are starting to worry me. Finding my Posts funny is indeed a sign of impending mental collapse (granted, I may be exaggerating a tad bit again, but you get my meaning).

I shall live up to my reputation, Slynky. I cannot promise that said diatribe will be interesting, but it will be full of digressions and logical shortcuts. You can even expect me to pick a very unlikely Empire, which would normally have nothing to do with science-fiction, and whose only purpose is to add zaniness to the game. Besides... Ah, I am digressing again. *Goes back to lurking mode before bringing undue attention to himself, and the wrath of Tesco thread highjacking*